Bill would set minimum nurse staffing hours for NY nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 03, 2021
Nursing home operators are facing increased calls for minimum staffing requirements in the wake of an ongoing workforce crisis facing the industry nationwide.
Boren-like solution needed nationwide to address Medicaid shortfalls, expert says
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 01, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has put a glaring spotlight on the cost of delivering quality care at nursing homes and how much states are willing to pay for it, and the only true solution would be to fund facilities...
Parkinson: Maintain SNF vaccinations to cut COVID death rate ‘dramatically’
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Danielle Brown
Jan 15, 2021
The leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association is hopeful COVID-19 vaccinations of all U.S. nursing home residents will be complete by the March 1 target date it set for states last month.
Advisory group recommends granny cams, more infection control regs
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 11, 2021
Connecticut nursing homes could be required to increase their on-hand supply of personal protective equipment and allow residents or their families to install cameras in their rooms, if recommendations...
Nomination deadline just 1 day away for 2021 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards!
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 05, 2021
There’s one day left to nominate a deserving woman for the McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards.
AHCA and other groups pushing for extension of 2% Medicare sequester cut; Congress reaches deal on third...
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 21, 2020
Healthcare providers, including nursing homes, are demanding continued relief from the 2% Medicare sequester cuts through the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. The relief would help improve the “relatively...
FDA panel endorses emergency use authorization for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 10, 2020
Nursing home residents and workers may be just days away from getting the initial doses of the first COVID-19 vaccine, after a federal advisory panel approved its emergency use Thursday.
Some holiday fun: Nursing home residents go ‘deer hunting’ in viral Facebook video
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 09, 2020
A group of Ohio nursing home residents got a jump on deer hunting season, and this year, staff members were their prey.
States should complete COVID-19 vaccinations of all LTC residents, workers by March, AHCA says
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 08, 2020
The American Health Care Association is calling on state and local health officials to not only give long-term care residents and workers first access to COVID-19 vaccines, once ready, but to also pledge...
CMS: Calculations for nursing home inspection ratings will resume in late January
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 07, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will resume calculating nursing homes’ health inspection ratings starting on Jan. 27, 2021, the agency announced in a memo Friday.